Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana Job Growth

There were 867,400 jobs in Indianapolis, Indiana in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 818,601 employed persons for the month. Indianapolis added 1,600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,863 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Indianapolis job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	867,400	+1,600	-1,800
CPS	818,601	+3,863	+9,289

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Indianapolis, Indiana Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Indianapolis as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Indianapolis, Indiana

CES employment for Indianapolis peaked in December 2007 at 921,600. Since then 54,200 jobs have been lost in Indianapolis according to the employer survey. From a trough of 862,500 in October 2009, Indianapolis has gained 4,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 871,484 for Indianapolis in February 2008. 52,883 jobs have been lost in Indianapolis since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 803,240, Indianapolis has added 15,361 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Indianapolis, Indiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	867,400	1,600	818,601	3,863
November 2011	865,800	900	814,738	1,918
October 2011	864,900	-1,400	812,820	2,339
September 2011	866,300	3,100	810,481	1,889
August 2011	863,200	600	808,592	-583
July 2011	862,600	-2,500	809,175	-1,658
June 2011	865,100	1,300	810,833	-1,315
May 2011	863,800	-5,800	812,148	643
April 2011	869,600	-5,600	811,505	1,649
March 2011	875,200	3,600	809,856	2,509
February 2011	871,600	500	807,347	-426
January 2011	871,100	1,900	807,773	-1,539
December 2010	869,200	-3,800	809,312	-216